Swim to Fly: Learn Swimming Step by Step — 50M+ Views on YT

Learn to "Fly" by floating and gliding, horizontal on the water. Go slowly, with your arms open like an "airplane", blowing bubbles for 5 seconds as you float.

• Learn to float and glide on the surface, looking underwater, blowing bubbles for 5 seconds in a relaxed manner.

• Push with your feet to start gliding on the surface and imagine you are like a bird flying in the sky.

• Glide slowly, relaxed, with your arms and legs open.

Evaluation

Repeat 10 times the exercise of "flying like a bird" for 5 seconds, feeling relaxed on the water. Glide at least two meters each time.

Stationary Fly sensation with arms and legs outstretched floating on the surface.

Guidelines to master Float & Fly "like an airplane”

• Learn to paddle with your arms to breathe after 5 seconds bubbles, imagining yourself as a big tiger paddling on the water.

• Keep your body horizontal by kicking with your legs and move ever so slowly.

• Learn to paddle with your hands "like a tiger" to breathe.

• As you glide, "fly like a bird", kick with your legs on the surface to keep your body moving forward in a horizontal position.

• After 5 seconds bubbles, paddle "like a tiger", alternating both arms, to lift the head out of the water to take a big breath and go back to blowing bubbles for 5 seconds.

• Never stop kicking with your legs as you paddle and breath.

• Swim relaxed, repeat this exercise to gain confidence gradually increasing the distance.

• You may use hand-paddles to increase feel and water resistance.

Evaluation

Repeat the exercise 10 laps of at least 15 meters each. Slowly, correctly and relaxed. With or without hand-paddles.

Guidelines to master Paddle "like a tiger”